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        <article data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour">



  <h1 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour" class="text-break">
Class FreeformSideContour  
  </h1>

  <div class="facts text-secondary">
    <dl><dt>Namespace</dt><dd><a class="xref" href="Hi.html">Hi</a>.<a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.html">Milling</a>.<a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.html">FluteContours</a></dd></dl>
  <dl><dt>Assembly</dt><dd>HiMech.dll</dd></dl>
  </div>

  <div class="markdown summary"><p>Represents a freeform side contour for milling tools, allowing arbitrary contour shapes.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public class FreeformSideContour : ISideContour, IWorkingContour, IExpandToBox3d, IMakeXmlSource, IUpdateByContent, IClearCache, IEquatable&lt;FreeformSideContour&gt;</code></pre>
  </div>




  <dl class="typelist inheritance">
    <dt>Inheritance</dt>
    <dd>
      <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
      <div><span class="xref">FreeformSideContour</span></div>
    </dd>
  </dl>

  <dl class="typelist implements">
    <dt>Implements</dt>
    <dd>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.ISideContour.html">ISideContour</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.IWorkingContour.html">IWorkingContour</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Geom.IExpandToBox3d.html">IExpandToBox3d</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.XmlUtils.IMakeXmlSource.html">IMakeXmlSource</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.IUpdateByContent.html">IUpdateByContent</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.IClearCache.html">IClearCache</a></div>
      <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1">IEquatable</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.html">FreeformSideContour</a>&gt;</div>
    </dd>
  </dl>


  <dl class="typelist inheritedMembers">
    <dt>Inherited Members</dt>
    <dd>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)">object.Equals(object, object)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype">object.GetType()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.memberwiseclone">object.MemberwiseClone()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals">object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring">object.ToString()</a>
    </div>
  </dd></dl>

  <dl class="typelist extensionMethods">
    <dt>Extension Methods</dt>
    <dd>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.DuplicateUtil.html#Hi_Common_DuplicateUtil_TryDuplicate__1___0_System_Object___">DuplicateUtil.TryDuplicate&lt;TSelf&gt;(TSelf, params object[])</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.InvokeUtil.html#Hi_Common_InvokeUtil_SelfInvoke__1___0_System_Action___0__">InvokeUtil.SelfInvoke&lt;TSrc&gt;(TSrc, Action&lt;TSrc&gt;)</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.InvokeUtil.html#Hi_Common_InvokeUtil_SelfInvoke__2___0_System_Func___0___1__">InvokeUtil.SelfInvoke&lt;TSrc, TDst&gt;(TSrc, Func&lt;TSrc, TDst&gt;)</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FluteContourUtil.html#Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FluteContourUtil_GetDrawing_Hi_Milling_FluteContours_ISideContour_Hi_Disp_Drawing__Hi_Disp_Drawing__Hi_Geom_NativeTopoStld__">FluteContourUtil.GetDrawing(ISideContour, out Drawing, out Drawing, out NativeTopoStld)</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Coloring.ColorUtil.html#Hi_Coloring_ColorUtil_GetGloomyColor_System_Object_System_Double_System_Double_">ColorUtil.GetGloomyColor(object, double, double)</a>
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  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.NameUtil.html#Hi_Common_NameUtil_GetSelectionName_System_Object_">NameUtil.GetSelectionName(object)</a>
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  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.StringUtil.html#Hi_Common_StringUtil_GetPropertyStringIfToStringNotOverloaded_System_Object_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_">StringUtil.GetPropertyStringIfToStringNotOverloaded(object, bool, bool)</a>
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  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="Hi.Parallels.LockUtil.html#Hi_Parallels_LockUtil_Lock_System_Object_">LockUtil.Lock(object)</a>
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  </dd></dl>



  <h2 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_remarks">Remarks</h2>
  <div class="markdown level0 remarks"><p>This class provides a flexible way to define side contours with custom shapes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Implements <a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.ISideContour.html">ISideContour</a> for basic side contour functionality</li>
<li>Supports XML serialization for data persistence</li>
<li>Maintains a list of contour positions ordered by Z-coordinate</li>
</ul>
</div>


  <h2 class="section" id="constructors">Constructors
</h2>


  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour__ctor_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.#ctor*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour__ctor" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.#ctor">
  FreeformSideContour()
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.html">FreeformSideContour</a> class</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public FreeformSideContour()</code></pre>
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  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour__ctor_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.#ctor*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour__ctor_System_Xml_Linq_XElement_System_String_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.#ctor(System.Xml.Linq.XElement,System.String)">
  FreeformSideContour(XElement, string)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.html">FreeformSideContour</a> class from XML data</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public FreeformSideContour(XElement src, string baseDirectory)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>src</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.linq.xelement">XElement</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The source XML element containing the contour data</p>
</dd>
    <dt><code>baseDirectory</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The base directory for resolving relative paths</p>
</dd>
  </dl>












  <h2 class="section" id="properties">Properties
</h2>


  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_KeyRange_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.KeyRange*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_KeyRange" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.KeyRange">
  KeyRange
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the Z-value range (height range) of the contour</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Range&lt;double&gt; KeyRange { get; }</code></pre>
  </div>





  <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="Hi.Common.Range-1.html">Range</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a>&gt;</dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>




  <h4 class="section" id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_KeyRange_remarks">Remarks</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The range is calculated from the first and last points in the SpanContourPosList,
which are ordered by Z-coordinate</p>
</div>




  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_SpanContourPosList_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.SpanContourPosList*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_SpanContourPosList" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.SpanContourPosList">
  SpanContourPosList
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the list of contour positions ordered by Z-coordinate</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public List&lt;SpanContourPos4d&gt; SpanContourPosList { get; set; }</code></pre>
  </div>





  <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.list-1">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.SpanContourPos4d.html">SpanContourPos4d</a>&gt;</dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>




  <h4 class="section" id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_SpanContourPosList_remarks">Remarks</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Each position in the list represents a point on the contour with its associated
geometric and angular properties</p>
</div>




  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_XName_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.XName*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_XName" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.XName">
  XName
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the XML name for serialization</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static string XName { get; }</code></pre>
  </div>





  <h4 class="section">Property Value</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>








  <h2 class="section" id="methods">Methods
</h2>


  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_ClearCache_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.ClearCache*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_ClearCache" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.ClearCache">
  ClearCache()
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Clears the cached key range value</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void ClearCache()</code></pre>
  </div>













  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Duplicate_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Duplicate*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Duplicate_Hi_Geom_IGetZrList_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Duplicate(Hi.Geom.IGetZrList)">
  Duplicate(IGetZrList)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates a duplicate of this freeform side contour</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public IWorkingContour Duplicate(IGetZrList zrListHost)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>zrListHost</code> <a class="xref" href="Hi.Geom.IGetZrList.html">IGetZrList</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The host containing Z-R list information</p>
</dd>
  </dl>

  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.IWorkingContour.html">IWorkingContour</a></dt>
    <dd><p>A new instance of FreeformSideContour with the same properties</p>
</dd>
  </dl>











  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Equals_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Equals*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Equals_Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Equals(Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour)">
  Equals(FreeformSideContour)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines whether the specified FreeformSideContour is equal to the current FreeformSideContour</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool Equals(FreeformSideContour other)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>other</code> <a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.html">FreeformSideContour</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The FreeformSideContour to compare with the current FreeformSideContour</p>
</dd>
  </dl>

  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></dt>
    <dd><p>true if the specified FreeformSideContour is equal to the current FreeformSideContour; otherwise, false</p>
</dd>
  </dl>











  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Equals_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Equals*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_Equals_System_Object_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.Equals(System.Object)">
  Equals(object)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override bool Equals(object obj)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>obj</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The object to compare with the current object</p>
</dd>
  </dl>

  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></dt>
    <dd><p>true if the specified object is equal to the current object; otherwise, false</p>
</dd>
  </dl>











  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_ExpandToBox3d_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.ExpandToBox3d*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_ExpandToBox3d_Hi_Geom_Box3d_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.ExpandToBox3d(Hi.Geom.Box3d)">
  ExpandToBox3d(Box3d)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Expands the given bounding box to include this contour</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void ExpandToBox3d(Box3d dst)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>dst</code> <a class="xref" href="Hi.Geom.Box3d.html">Box3d</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The bounding box to expand</p>
</dd>
  </dl>












  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_GetHashCode_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.GetHashCode*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_GetHashCode" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.GetHashCode">
  GetHashCode()
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns a hash code for this instance</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override int GetHashCode()</code></pre>
  </div>


  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></dt>
    <dd><p>A hash code value based on the contour positions</p>
</dd>
  </dl>











  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_GetSpanContourPosList_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.GetSpanContourPosList*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_GetSpanContourPosList" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.GetSpanContourPosList">
  GetSpanContourPosList()
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the list of span contour positions that define the contour geometry</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public List&lt;SpanContourPos4d&gt; GetSpanContourPosList()</code></pre>
  </div>


  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.list-1">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.SpanContourPos4d.html">SpanContourPos4d</a>&gt;</dt>
    <dd><p>The list of contour positions ordered by Z-coordinate</p>
</dd>
  </dl>











  <a id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_MakeXmlSource_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.MakeXmlSource*"></a>

  <h3 id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_MakeXmlSource_System_String_System_String_System_Boolean_" data-uid="Hi.Milling.FluteContours.FreeformSideContour.MakeXmlSource(System.String,System.String,System.Boolean)">
  MakeXmlSource(string, string, bool)
  
  </h3>

  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates an XML representation of the object.
This method may also generate additional resources such as related files.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>

  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public XElement MakeXmlSource(string baseDirectory, string relFile, bool exhibitionOnly)</code></pre>
  </div>

  <h4 class="section">Parameters</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><code>baseDirectory</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The base directory for resolving relative paths</p>
</dd>
    <dt><code>relFile</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></dt>
    <dd><p>The relative file path for the XML source</p>
</dd>
    <dt><code>exhibitionOnly</code> <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></dt>
    <dd><p>if true, the extended file creation is suppressed.</p>
</dd>
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  <h4 class="section">Returns</h4>
  <dl class="parameters">
    <dt><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.linq.xelement">XElement</a></dt>
    <dd><p>An XML element representing the object's state</p>
</dd>
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  <h4 class="section" id="Hi_Milling_FluteContours_FreeformSideContour_MakeXmlSource_System_String_System_String_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>For the demand of easy moving source folder (especially project folder) without configuration file path corruption, the relative file path is applied.
The <code class="paramref">baseDirectory</code> is typically the folder at the nearest configuration file folder.
Since the folder can be moving with the configuration file.</p>
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  UpdateByContent()
  
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  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Updates the contour's internal state based on its current content</p>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void UpdateByContent()</code></pre>
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